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Chelsea FC's Kevin De Bruyne Wants To Move Out; Mourinho Rules Out Winning The Champions League

Franck Ribery wins French Player of the year award

Manchester United - Best Player Of Brazilian League Wants Old Trafford Move

"Leaving Barcelona the best decision of my life" - Thiago Alcantara

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Liverpool FC: Henderson Injury Update, Suarez Awarded Fourth Goal Against West Ham
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn: Manchester United Need To Trust David Moyes
AC Milan To Complete Keisuke Honda Signing In January: Galliani
Chelsea FC’s Kevin De Bruyne Wants To Move Out; Mourinho Rules Out Winning The Champions League
I-League: Top 5 U-23 Players Making An Impact
Franck Ribery wins French Player of the year award
Manchester United – Best Player Of Brazilian League Wants Old Trafford Move

Latest Transfers

AC Milan To Complete Keisuke Honda Signing In January: Galliani
Chelsea FC's Kevin De Bruyne Wants To Move Out; Mourinho Rules Out Winning The Champions League
Manchester United - Best Player Of Brazilian League Wants Old Trafford Move
Transfer Latest : Xabi Alonso set for a contract extension
Chelsea FC: Mourinho Rules Out January Transfers; Unhappy With Striker-force
"Paris Saint Germain Were Desperate To Sign Cristiano Ronaldo" - Leonardo
Manchester United Pursue Barcelona's Alex Song For £8.3m - Report
Man United Transfer Latest : WBA emerge leaders in Wilfried Zaha loan race.
Report: Ilkay Gundogan to Real Madrid Following Di Maria's Exit?

English Premier League

Liverpool FC: Henderson Injury Update, Suarez Awarded Fourth Goal Against West Ham
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn: Manchester United Need To Trust David Moyes
Chelsea FC's Kevin De Bruyne Wants To Move Out; Mourinho Rules Out Winning The Champions League
Manchester United - Best Player Of Brazilian League Wants Old Trafford Move

German Bundesliga

Chelsea FC's Kevin De Bruyne Wants To Move Out; Mourinho Rules Out Winning The Champions League
Franck Ribery wins French Player of the year award

Italia Serie A

AC Milan To Complete Keisuke Honda Signing In January: Galliani
Juventus Loan Report: A Comparative Study of Zaza, Gabbiadini, Immobile And Boakye

Spanish La Liga

FC Barcelona Plan to Build Europe’s Biggest Stadium
Transfer Latest : Xabi Alonso set for a contract extension

Match Center

Manchester United Wins Group A As Jones Scores The Winner Against Shakhtar: Highlights And Post Match Reactions

Previews and Reports

Champions League: Sami Hyypiä Would Want Man United To Win, Didier Drogba Stand’s In Juventus’ Way

A look at the five aspects of the last group stage games in the UEFA Champions League, which will determine wh[...]

Napoli v Arsenal – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction | UEFA Champions League

Napoli host Arsenal FC at San Paoli tomorrow in what promises to be an exciting Champions League encounter. We[...]

Galatasaray v Juventus – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction | UEFA Champions League

Galatasaray host Juventus at Turk Telecom Arena in a crucial Champions League group stage fixture, which will [...]

Roma Finally Emerge Victorious; Juventus Lead Serie A

Roma finally returned to winning ways as Juventus consolidated their position at the top of Serie A. A review [...]

Bayern Munich v Manchester City – Team News, Tactics, Line-ups And Prediction | UEFA Champions League

Bayern Munich host Manchester City in their last group stage fixture tonight at the Allianz Arena. We being yo[...]

Featured

The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn: Manchester United Need To Trust David Moyes

Opinions and Analysis

Juventus Loan Report: A Comparative Study of Zaza, Gabbiadini, Immobile And Boakye

An analysis about how the young Juventus strikers out on loan - Boakye, Zaza, Immobile and Gabbiadini are performing. [...]

Manchester United: Can David Moyes Deal With The ‘Crisis’?

It has been a torrid few weeks for the Manchester United. Here is a look at how David Moyes and the Red Devils can handle the current crisis.[...]

FC Barcelona : Cutting Loose Eric Abidal Was Bad Karma!

A fatal error in judgment is the decision to cut loose Eric Abidal might just be bad karma for FC Barcelona. And what are the Catalans going to do about it?[...]

Is Mesut Özil Not Missed At Real Madrid Anymore?

Ozil's departure to Arsenal saw Real Madrid suffer a slow start to their season. However, with time it seems that the club is no longer missing the German.[...]

Ballon d’OR: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi And Franck Ribéry Make Final Three

FIFA and France Football have officially announced today that Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Franck Ribéry are the three finalists[...]

Where is Manchester United’s Season of Transition Heading?

Let’s face it. Manchester United are having one of their worst ever seasons in the Barclays Premier League. The results have been disappointing, the form has [...]

Tottenham Hotspur – AVB Must Choose Between Paulinho And Dembele

Moussa Dembele and Paulinho are two dynamic and powerful deep lying midfielders battling it out for regular game time at Tottenham. AVB must choose between them[...]

Luis Alberto – First Team Material For Liverpool FC Or One For The Future?

With Daniel Sturridge out due to injury and the likes of Victor Moses and Raheem Sterling struggling for form, Luis Alberto may be Brendan Rodgers' solution.[...]

Article Of the Week

The Joys Of The Bench-Emptying Brawl: Maradona And The Butcher Of Bilbao

The mass brawl, that guiltiest of guilty pleasures, has its merits and deserves to be included in modern football.[...]

Celtic 2-1 Internazionale : The Death Of Catenaccio

Jock Stein is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern day British football and his reign at Celtic is fondly remembered till date. The Scot's ideologies came [...]

Talking Game – Interviews

[Exclusive] Former Dortmund Defender Patrick Owomoyela Interested In Indian Super League

In this edition of The Talking Game, editor Aditya Balaram interviews former Borussia Dortmund defender Patrick Owomoyela.[...]

Classic Clashes

Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wanderers : The Matthews FA Cup Final (Classic Clashes)

The zenith of Sir Stanley Matthews' remarkable three and half decade long career came in 1953 FA Cup final for Blackpool. A match which is now simply known as t[...]

Argentina 0 – 5 Colombia : The Most Famous World Cup Qualifier Of All Time (Classic Clashes)

Colombia's incredible 5-0 away win over Argentina is quite possibly the greatest shock in the history of World Cup qualifiers.[...]

Relic – History

The Joys Of The Bench-Emptying Brawl: Maradona And The Butcher Of Bilbao

The mass brawl, that guiltiest of guilty pleasures, has its merits and deserves to be included in modern football.[...]

Isabelino Gradin — The Uruguayan Hero Who Rose Above Racism And Slavery

Today we look back at a footballer who rose above racism and oppression to attain legendary status in Uruguay — Isabelino Gradin. [...]

Rewind

Chelsea v West Ham: April, 2011 – Fernando Torres Scores His First Chelsea Goal

As West Ham welcome Chelsea to Upton Park, let us wind the clocks back a couple of seasons to the game when a certain Fernando Torres scored his first goal for [...]

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona – EL Clasico 1995 [THT Rewind]

With the first El Clasico in two weeks, we revisit a classic match between the two teams that defined Real Madrid at their best.[...]

Whiteboard – Tactics

Viktor Maslov — One Of The Greatest Tactical Minds To Ever Grace Football

TheHardTackle rewinds time back to the 60's to cast a glance at the achievements and contributions of one of the greatest tactical minds of football, Viktor Maslov.

Real Madrid — Emergence Of Modric And A Struggling Backline

Real Madrid has evolved under Carlo Ancelotti. TheHardTackle analyzes the team's strengths up front and weaknesses at the back.

Indian Football

I-League: Top 5 U-23 Players Making An Impact

As the premier division of football in India completes twelve rounds, pundits and fans would second the fact that it has certainly popped up a lot surprises a[...]

I-League Round 14: Bengaluru FC Look To Extend Their Lead At The Top; Salgaocar FC Clash With East Bengal

I-League Round 14: Bengaluru FC Look To Extend Their Lead At The Top.[...]